[Vietnam Business Forum]

Dear chi Dzung & CACC,

Thanks for the thoughtful and eloquent message, Dzung. You're right. My question is unclear and carries with it so many potential pitfalls that it is not readable. Let me rephrase it then.

I am really looking for something very simple and subjective. I just want to know if anyone is happy and proud of his/her company, agency, organization? That's all. And if you are proud of your organization, say it out loud.

Are you proud of your parents? If yes, then tell that to the world once in a while. Everyone will know that your parents are probably like most other parents. But they are exceptional in your heart, and we love to see that.

If you love your children and are proud of them them, we love to know that, although your children are probably like most other children of the world.

If you are happy and proud of your job and your organization, we love to hear about it. It is just a nice thing to hear.

Why?

My response is: Why not? Why are we not talking about good news?

We need to create a good-news culture, a culture of confidence, optimism and happiness.

If you are proud and happy about your organization, say it out loud.

If you are not proud and happy about your organization, you can either do something to improve it or find another job somewhere else. Don't stay in some job that you hate, at some place that you are not happy with. Use your life more meaningfully.

I hope that my question is clear by now. For leaders of organizations (project leader, department head, company director, etc...), if you are not happy and proud about the organization you lead, then you shouldn't be leading that organization. Save the job for someone else.

If you are happy and proud about your organization, tell us so that we can share in your enthusiasm.

(If you own your business and you are not so hot about talking about your company with the enthusiasm of a guy head-over-hill in love, with everyone whenever you get a chance, then your business will never be doing so well.)

I am very happy and proud of VNBIZ. Everyone knows about it. I have talked about it very often. I want the world to know my sentiment. I want everyone to know about it.

What benefit is there if a guy tells the girl behind the closed door that he loves her, but in the public he treats her with indifference or treats her like a second-class citizen?

Public attitude counts.

We need to generate a positive culture, a culture of open praise, open confidence, open optimism.

Of course, there are things that need to be addressed with tough criticism at times. But how about million other things worth praising? Why aren't we not praising?

I love to see the fire of enthusiasm in our heart. It will light my fire and the fire of many others. That is how we fire up each other as a generation, as a nation.

Have a great day, Dzung and all.

Hoanh
--
Tran Dinh Hoanh, LLB, JD
Attorney of Law
Washington DC

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